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{{first pic|Thuggee.jpg|An acolyte of Thuggee is strangling his [[Wife (The Swords of Kali)|victim]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'')}} | {{first pic|Thuggee.jpg|An acolyte of Thuggee is strangling his [[Wife (The Swords of Kali)|victim]] with a [[garrotte]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'')}} | ||
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Acolytes of '''Thuggee''' were a cult of robbers and murderers in [[19th century|19th-century]] [[India]] who were offering their victims to [[Kali]], the goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'') | Acolytes of '''Thuggee''' were a cult of robbers and murderers in [[19th century|19th-century]] [[India]] who were offering their victims to [[Kali]], the [[Hindu]] goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims with a [[garrotte]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'') | ||
== Behind the scene == | == Behind the scene == | ||
